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Talking on here recently about god 'walking his porpoise out' got me thinking about misheard lyrics. Heard loads of them, lots of them have became famous in advertisements (e.g. TDK tapes: 'Me Ears Are Alight' by Desmond Dekker). My two favourites are A-Ha 'The Living Daylights' Bond theme: Comes the morning and the headlice fade away. But what can top that song from High Noon, Do not pulsate me Oh my darling!

Or Madonna's UK no1 from 1987 La Isla Bonita; 'Young girl with eyes like potatoes' (excuse to use the semicolon there)

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dave brum wrote:Talking on here recently about god 'walking his porpoise out' got me thinking about misheard lyrics. Heard loads of them, lots of them have became famous in advertisements (e.g. TDK tapes: 'Me Ears Are Alight' by Desmond Dekker). My two favourites are A-Ha 'The Living Daylights' Bond theme: Comes the morning and the headlice fade away. But what can top that song from High Noon, Do not pulsate me Oh my darling!

I taught a girl who thought the middle of Don't cry for me Argentina was "All through my dark days, my manic sisters"

The Guardian used to run a column on these, and a mother reported her litle girl as singing "I put my nipple in the telephone and dialled my baby's number". She asked her if she thought that made sense and the child said "Oh, I thought it was one of those things that only grown-ups do" (so that's what phone sex is!)

If it's safe.......Huey Lewis and the News worried about acne; 'Is this a zit? Please let me know. If this ain't blood you'd better let me know'. Sting and The Police is a very popular one though, 'Sue Lawley, Sue Lawley, Sue Laaaaaaaaw-leeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy'. But as it's Christmas coming up, I must mention Boney M's cover of the old Harry Belafonte UK no1 that they themselves took to no1 in 78. 'Hark now hear the angels sin, a new king born today'. It was solely through that song that I found out the definition of the word sin.

Sad Sweet Dreamer by Sweet Sensation is an endless stream of misheard lyrics - and that's just the title alone! Sanskrit creeper, sack redeemer are only two possible interpretations. Whilst a firm of estate agents in the South West is another, 'Stratton Creber' (other estate agents in South West England are available). One thing's for sure, it does not sound like Sad Sweet Dreamer!!!

The group Sweet Sensation were contestants on an ITV talent show in 1974 called New Faeces, made here in Brum by ATV, who also made the unique Crossroads Motel. And compered by Derek Hobson. Us lucky little Midlanders will remember him from reading the news on ATV Today - as I do myself!

I remember Tony Hatch as a squat malevolence on the panel who was nothing if not honest! Derek thingy did Mr & Mrs too, didn't he? Red Molotov have a series of misheard lyrics t shirts at the moment; worth a look!

An old chestnut from the 80s by Godley and Creme: Don't want to be under your bum for ever It really does sound like bum!

Slightly less cheeky was the old Rod Stewart number. When it first came out I always used to think he sang If you want my money and you think I'm sexy I saw him perform the song on TV just a couple of years ago and read his lips. It's actually body, not money. I never knew!

Gill the Piano wrote:Someone from the music shop where I used to work sang it in the pub as 'You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel, 400 yards on my roof through a field...'

That sounds very like something Messrs. Corbett and Barker may have done. It's around this time of year with Christmas coming I miss that type of clever humour. Little and Large tried it out once with 'Day Trip To Bangor' by Fiddlers' Dram. Rainer Hersch does it all the time.

He's a piano playing comedian who does routines around classical music backed by full orchestra and sometimes chorus, and tends to satirise the whole genre. For example, he's illustrated the link between Prokoviev's 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Barwick Green' aka the Archers theme, He has also done a twisted lyrics thingy of March of the Toreadors ('I can't believe my luck, the Naked Chef has gone to Leeds......) and has appeared on Radio 3's contribution to Comic Relief a couple of years ago at the Albert Halls. Which was originally entitled 'Classic Relief' which was where I first heard about him

YT has been playing up for a few weeks. I can't download anything....and my new piano teacher has made a very useful video about how to make your own rhythm and sight reading aid in Blue Peter fashion. Think RealPlayer needs a major update.

Nothing witty here but the title track of Jethro Tull's '75 album, which I used to have many years ago, sounded like The minstrel in the gallery.....threw away his looking glass and saw his face in his wine. According to lyrics websites, he saw his face in everyone...if only Chrysalis had bothered to print out lyric sheets on Tull albums. Another track on a latter album went I whistle along on the seventh day. Always thought it was the sabbath day, it's exactly the same meaning.

As Christmas is approaching, I've been thinking of The Holly And The Ivy. Our Hollie bears her bottom, as red as any blood. Talking of which, Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea has an electronically generated drum beat running throughout that sounds like 'bum cheek, bum cheek, bum cheek......'. It has earned the ultimate accolade of the subtitle 'The Bum Cheek Carol' in the Brum household.

We didn't actually see anything cheeky, you understand.....Though many times she tells us to put our arms out it does indeed can be misheard as put out our a*se and the physical benefits of the exercise reduce.

WERE you? Good grief; I went in one for the first time last week and asked for a large cappuccino, reasoning that small would be espresso, medium a cup, and i fancied a mug. It was a bucket!!!
Can't place the line of the song though...

I had a bucket too. You must join the my Waitrose club. You get a FREE hot drink per day at any Waitrose, and if you spend over £5 you get a copy of the Guardian (or if you lean rightwards The Daily Telegraph) also free.

It's in the bit of the song between 'I don't like REGGAE, oh no, I love it!' (not cricket or Jamaica) and the line about going back to the swimming pool sipping pina colada.

It was the only non-seasonal song that was on whilst I was in there too.

The Will thingy one, 'Feels Like Jealousy' I thought was 'Feels Like Chelsea'. I was wondering what Chelsea felt like.
Dave, we got a Waitrose card and Eric poddles off for a free coffee now and then. Sometimes he even spends the requisite fiver to get a free paper too. Good pointer!

I mentioned 'Hark! The Village Wait', which was the first album by Steeleye Span on another thread. On it, there's an electrified version of an old English folk song entitled 'Blackleg Miner'.

I used to have this album and I thought from the lyrics it was referring to 'Delabole is a terrible place', ie the former tin mines in Cornwall. However, closely listening on headphones it's actually Delaval, as in Seaton Delaval at the other end of England.

I suppose the clue is further contained in the song......to hue the COAL that lies below. Not tin!!!

Been listening to the Tull track I was waffling about further up this thread and I do believe Ian Anderson is singing He met the gazes observed the spaces. Between the old men's cackle. So, it's not and it never was 'cattle'.

One for the Gàidhlig thread perhaps....The Crusaders 'Sruighlea' and so correctly pronounced by Randy Crawford as well. Bet she's never been to Stirling but she should get the freedom of the place for that song!!